Shambling Towards Hiroshima eBook James Morrow
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It is the early summer of 1945, and war reigns in the Pacific Rim with no end in sight. Back in the States, Hollywood B-movie star Syms Thorley lives in a very different world, starring as the Frankenstein-esque Corpuscula, and Kha-Ton-Ra, the living Mummy. But the U.S. Navy has a new role waiting for Thorley, the role of a lifetime.
The top secret Knickerbocker Project is putting the finishing touches on the ultimate biological weapon a breed of gigantic, fire-breathing, proto-Godzillas engineered to stomp and burn cities on the Japanese mainland. The Navy calls upon Thorley to don a rubber suit and become the merciless Gorgantis, starring in a film that simulates the destruction of a miniature Japanese metropolis. If the demonstration succeeds, the Japanese will surrender and many thousands of lives will be spared; if it fails, the horrible mutant lizards must be unleashed.
One thing is certain Syms Thorley must now give the most terrifyingly convincing performance of his life.
Shambling Towards Hiroshima eBook James Morrow
This is more of a 2 or 2.5 star book, but the concept was "just crazy enough to work", and it managed to find its voice and rubber suit for most of the book. The main narrative was hilarious and engaging.It fell apart during the overarching narrative framing story, and the ending was a sad denouement. I did enjoy several bits of writing that poked satirical fun at Hollywood and giant monster movies, as well as a few bits that tweaked their noses, Three Stooges style, at the U.S. military.
The discussion and descriptions of Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors tacked on at the end felt out of place and didn't connect well to the rest of the story to me. It was jarring, although for all I know that was the author's intention. There really are no words for the horrors inflicted in those two attacks.
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Shambling Towards Hiroshima eBook James Morrow Reviews
Fun story, very original idea. Will change the way you think about Godzilla, the A-bomb, and World War II.
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If your a fan of the above you'll enjoy this book as I did. I will dispense with plot summaries as there are enough here already. Suffice to say it is a delightful take on an alternate military strategy for ending WW 2 ( only slightly more humane than the course taken). Told in a Sam Spade style narrative, Morrow's wit and use of language transcends what I almost dismissed as to silly a plot for my time-I'm glad I didn't.
If you're a fan of Godzilla, and looking forward to the new movie, I think you would enjoy this book. Even if you're not a fan of that well known Japanese import...who doesn't love the idea of giant fire-breathing monsters? This is a fun alternate history set in the WWII era that I almost wish was real. Morrow is fast becoming one of my favorite authors. A sly commentary about war that will make you laugh and think "well, wouldn't they try this if they thought it would work?"
I discovered James Morrow through a friend who found "Towing Jehovah" in a public library and was intrigued by the title. I'm very glad he mentioned the book to me, as it started me reading all of Morrow's works as soon as they appeared on the book stand. Shambling... shares the same offbeat style of writing which endears Morrow to me, and I can recommend this book and all his other works. Start your reading with "Towing Jehovah" and work your way, chronologically, through the entire collection Wonderful Reading!!!
I enjoy Morrow's off-beat humor and his method of twisting reality. This book is a noir-ish, fantasy-ish take on the good old armed forces oxymoron ... (you've probably already said it to yourself - if not, think MI). It also spoofs Japanese monster movies. Lizards have a prominent role.
If you click on "See all Editorial Reviews" above you can read the description of the story. This is a very short/quick read (there are only 170 numbered pages) and in his acknowledgments Morrow calls it a novella. It's too short for me to give it five stars, but it was enjoyable.
If you like satire and tongue-in-cheek humor, give this book a try.
If you are a lover of monster movies of any type you will love this book. It takes place in that transitory time of the mid-ninety forties when classic monsters and their progeny filled the movie screens and provides a meta-fictional explanation for the movement from classic studio pictures of yore to the American atomic menace movies and the Japanese monster movies of the same time. It features a jaded monster movie actor as he writes his confession of his strange WWII activities involving Project Knickerbocker. I won't spoil the details but the writing is very humorous and the dialogue is whip smart. For anyone who is a fan of monster movies, alternate history, showbiz stories, and conspiracy stories will have to pick this up. It is light and short so it is an easy read. I read it in one day. Highly Recommended
This is more of a 2 or 2.5 star book, but the concept was "just crazy enough to work", and it managed to find its voice and rubber suit for most of the book. The main narrative was hilarious and engaging.
It fell apart during the overarching narrative framing story, and the ending was a sad denouement. I did enjoy several bits of writing that poked satirical fun at Hollywood and giant monster movies, as well as a few bits that tweaked their noses, Three Stooges style, at the U.S. military.
The discussion and descriptions of Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors tacked on at the end felt out of place and didn't connect well to the rest of the story to me. It was jarring, although for all I know that was the author's intention. There really are no words for the horrors inflicted in those two attacks.
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